For my recent post-reopening trip to Japan, I opted to hop on a Scoot flight to Osaka Kansai. The main reason I chose this flight was because a good friend was part of the operating tech crew and had a two day layover in Kansai, so it was good opportunity to catch up and hang…
Review: EVA Air 787-9 Business Class (TPE-SEA)
After a peaceful and pleasant 2h or so in EVA’s The Infinity lounge, it was time to continue my journey to Seattle. This was a flight I was looking forward to, as it was my first time on a long haul EVA business class flight – I’ve only done business on regional and premium economy…
Review: EVA Air ‘The Infinity’ Lounge
The end of the previous instalment had me clear of transit security, and hunting for an EVA Air lounge in Taipei before continuing my journey to Seattle. EVA Air operates several lounges in TPE, in this case I ended up at The Infinity. I have visited the The Infinity many times on previous trips, as…
Review: EVA Air 777-300ER Business Class (CGK-TPE)
Trip Introduction A couple of weeks ago, I had an opportunity to visit West Coast USA (or mostly the Pacific Northwest) for about a week. My girlfriend had to be in Seattle for work, since I had free time on my hands I decided to accompany her. It also gave me the opportunity to try…
Review: Singapore Airlines 777-300ER First Class SIN-CGK
I’ve been fortunate in my previous jobs to have had the pleasure of enjoying First class on routes as nearby as Brunei, and as far as Houston (when it was operated by the 77W via Moscow). There’s normally no real reason to fly First class on such a short flight, but of course I wanted…
Qantas Asks Management to Volunteer as Baggage Handlers
A couple of days ago, it was reported that Qantas (QF) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Colin Hughes had sent an email to senior executives and managers, asking them to volunteer as baggage handlers on a part-time basis. Qantas is reportedly looking for at least 100 volunteers at Sydney and Melbourne airports. This makes sense since…
My 2022 Mid-Year Airline and Hotel Status Progress
As we’re a little past the middle of 2022, I thought I’d share what my airline and hotel status goals are for the year, and my progress to hitting these statuses. Everyone has different programmes that work best for them. Choice of loyalty programmes depend on travel patterns and for many, on corporate agreements as…
Nice: Air New Zealand Reveals New Cabin Products
All photos in this article from Air New Zealand Air New Zealand has today (29 June) revealed their new cabin products that will take flight on 787-9 Dreamliners to be delivered from 2024. Compared to their current cabin product, this represents a nose-to-tail transformation. There’s new seats in all cabin classes, plus a new Business…
Review: Singapore Airlines 737-8 Business Class SIN-HKT
I love trying new airlines hard products. When Singapore Airlines launched its new cabin products for the 737-8 or MAX 8 in November 2021, I immediately set out to plan a trip to try the new business class. While narrowbody business class products are nothing fancy, SIA appeared to have a done solid job of…
My take on the Krisflyer Devaluation
It was inevitable that Singapore Airlines were going to devalue Krisflyer. Given the surge in travel over the last few months and the numerous promotions Krisflyer rolled out to keep members loyal and entice them to build up their mileage balances – also helping SIA to maintain a nice healthy cashflow by selling miles –…